Gangtok district · Theme
Food and tea in East Sikkim
Momo, churpi, gundruk and Temi tea
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In East Sikkim, food and tea works best in Gangtok and Martam. We have 1 package built around it. Sikkim cooks Bhutia, Lepcha and Nepali food side by side: momo and thukpa, phagshapa and sel roti, fermented gundruk and kinema, yak churpi. Add Temi's organic tea and a fully organic state since 2016.
Sikkim was declared India's first fully organic state in 2016. You taste it in the vegetables at Lal Bazaar, the buckwheat and the millet, and in Temi's tea.
The best meals are at home tables and small cafés, not hotel buffets. Tell us about allergies and diets when you enquire.
Places
Where to go
town
Gangtok1,650M
Gangtok
Sikkim's capital on a ridge at 1,650 m
Martam
Paddy terraces and family homestays an hour beyond Rumtek
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Budget
Top2,000M
Gangtok monasteries and food, 4 nights
Gangtok · Martam
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Culture
Namgyal Institute and Do Drul Chorten
A morning at Deorali seeing the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, opened by Nehru in 1958, and the white Do Drul Chorten above …
Food
MG Marg and Lal Bazaar food walk
A walk from the clean, car-free MG Marg down to Lal Bazaar, Gangtok's main market, tasting momos, thukpa, sel roti and churpi …
Nature
Ropeway ride from Deorali to Tashiling
A short cable-car ride across the steep face of Gangtok, from Deorali near the Tibetology institute to Tashiling beside the Secretariat. Under …
Craft
Workshops at the Handicrafts Directorate
Watch young artisans paint thangkas, carve and paint wooden choksee tables and weave carpets and Lepcha loin-loom cloth at the government Directorate …
Village life
Walking Martam's paddy terraces
Walk the field bunds and village paths of Martam with a local guide, through rice terraces, bamboo groves and hamlets. Green in …
Food
Cooking and eating in a Martam kitchen
Join a farming family in their kitchen for a meal of home-grown rice, dal, local greens, gundruk or pickles, and perhaps chicken …
Craft
Large cardamom fields and drying kilns
Visit a shady cardamom plot under alder trees with a farming family, see the red pods cut from the base of the …
Wildlife and birds
Morning birding around Martam
The mix of fields, bamboo, cardamom and forest edges around Martam draws a good variety of common Himalayan birds. An early walk …
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Where we would book
Budget
Mintokling Guest House
A long-running, family-feel guest house on Bhanu Path, just below the Secretariat road and about 10 minutes on foot from MG Marg. Quiet garden, …
Budget
Hotel Sonam Delek
A small Tibet Road hotel that has been running since the early 1990s, a 10-minute walk from MG Marg. Rooms have balconies facing the …
Martam village homestays
Family homestays and small village guesthouses in Martam, a farming village of terraced paddy and cardamom about 29–34 km from Gangtok via Rumtek. Home-cooked …
Value
Netuk House
A family-run heritage house on Tibet Road built in the late 1950s for Gellong Netuk Lama, a counsellor to the Chogyal. Traditional Sikkimese rooms, …
Value
The Hidden Forest Retreat
A family-run guest house in Middle Sichey, about 2 km from central Gangtok, set in roughly three acres of garden built around an orchid …
Value
Hotel Tibet
An established mid-range hotel on Paljor Stadium Road, a few minutes' walk from MG Marg, decorated in a traditional Tibetan style. Suites and deluxe …
Comfort
The Chumbi Residency
One of Gangtok's best-known mid-range hotels, open since 1997 on Tibet Road, five minutes' walk above MG Marg. Consistent service, valley and Kangchenjunga views …
Comfort
The Elgin Nor-Khill
Built in 1932 as the royal guest house of the Chogyal of Sikkim, Nor-Khill sits in its own gardens beside Paljor Stadium in central …
Premium
Mayfair Spa Resort & Casino Gangtok
A five-star resort at Lower Samdur near Ranipool, about 10 km below central Gangtok on the NH10 side, with a full spa, a casino …
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